Bowman's impeachment sought
Bowman proclaims victory
Marilyn Bowman, Merriam junior and vice president of the Student Senate protests the Vietnam war along with other demonstrators who staged an anti-Vietnam protest Friday afternoon in Memorial Stadium. The protesters succeeded in disrupting the annual Chancellor's ROTC review which was cancelled after they refused to leave the field.
A resolution will be submitted tonight in a special meeting of the Student Senate asking that proceedings be initiated for the impeachment of Marilyn Bowman, Merriam junior and vice-president of the student body.
The resolution, submitted to the Student Senate office yesterday morning by Mark
Retonde, Kansas City, Mo., senior and president of the Interfraternity Council, charges Miss Bowman with "actions that contradicted the policy of the Senate and University by disrupting the Chancellor's review of the ROTC units."
At the same time, Retonde said he will submit a resolution entitled, "Rules of procedure for
removal from office from the Student Senate."
The resolution states, "There are no rules for the procedure of removal from office stated or inferred, within the Senate Code of the University of Kansas."
The resolution lists rules for removal from office as conviction for failure to comply with the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution and laws of the State of Kansas, the rules and regulations of the University of Kansas and the Senate Code of the University of Kansas.
The resolution calling for the ouster of Miss Bowman includes charges that she violated the guidelines issued by the Senate Executive Committee (SenEx), and by doing so, she violated her oath of office.
Retonde submitted his original resolution for Miss Bowman's impeachment Friday night. But he later revised that resolution and added the second resolution which he finished early yesterday morning.
In a special meeting Saturday night called by Retonde and attended by Dave Awbrey, Hutchinson junior and student body president, Gus deZerega, Wichita senior, Peter George, Tuckahoe, N.Y. senior, John Berthrong, Norman, Okla., senior and Bill Hansen, Kansas City, Mo., first-year law student, Retonde explained his resolutions.
During that meeting Awbrey decided to call tonight's special Senate meeting after debate about Retonde's impeachment resolution.
Hansen and Awbrey were opposed to the resolution.
Hansen said he would argue for a general amnesty for all senators and officers involved in Friday's demonstration.
DiZerega said impeachment was too strong, and Retonde should ask only for censureship
Retonde replied, "The Senate cannot expect to legislate to others until it can discipline itself, its own members. Marilyn's actions, like those of the other senators require the maximum penalty.
"This is just the beginning of a legislative struggle that is really going to mean something," he said.
Discussion shifted to the topic of right of peaceful assembly by any group and disruption by another group.
Referring to the disruption of the Chancellor's Review, Retonde said, "This has got to stop! If student government is to function effectively, the leaders must take a responsible stand to respect the laws and regulations of this University."
Two students in the Senate supporting the resolutions are Larry Scott, Emporia sophomore and president of Delta Upsilon fraternity, and Carol Leek, Fort Scott junior and senator for the School of Education.
"I will back the resolution 100 per cent," Scott said. "I didn't see her (Miss Bowman) but I personally will vote for impeachment of any individual elected by the students of KU to represent them in the Student Senate, if he took part in the demonstration on the stadium field Friday."
The possibility of impeachment proceedings against KU student body vice president, Marilyn Bowman, came up last Friday when she was seen on the Memorial Stadium field with anti-war demonstrators in violation of a University ruling.
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She said she thought the demonstration was important because it expressed the demonstrators feelings toward the war and the kind of military investments that are carried on in this country.
"I think to ask the vice president of the student body not to follow her personal convictions is to ask her not to be an honest person," Miss Bowman said.
Some of the people in the demonstration were joking about her impeachment, Miss Bowman said, but nobody was taking them seriously.
She said she didn't think her official position was in jeopardy and that she had no idea who would initiate such action.
Miss Bowman explained her actions this way:
"The way I understood it, the stadium was open. I could not make the 12:30 p.m. war memorial service in front of Strong Hall so I joined the group to take part in the second part of the demonstration."
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Asked about the ramp gate that had been broken down to let demonstrators in, she said she didn't realize what they were doing at the time because she was too far back in the crowd.
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